• Armory (former) Improvements - Torrington CT
    W.P.A. improvements to the former Armory in Torrington, CT included the following projects, sponsored by the Quartermaster General's Department: Paint interior and exterior of building, patch plaster, and install electric outlets Official Project Number: 165‐15‐2011 Total project cost: $547.00 Paint ceiling of drill shed and repair building Official Project Number: 465‐15‐2‐62 Total project cost: $3,225.00 Paint interior and exterior of building, patch plaster, and install electric outlets Official Project Number: 65‐13‐1875 Total project cost: N/A
  • CCC Camp Wolcott - Torrington CT
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)'s Company #176, Camp Wolcott, was based at Paugnut State Forest in Torrington, Connecticut. It operated from 1933 to 1937. Work accomplished included construction of 8 miles of truck trails and many miles of cross-country ski trails.
  • Paugnut Forest Administration Building - Torrington CT
    "The Paugnut Forest Administration Building (also known as Burr Pond Park Bungalow) is a historic building at 385 Burr Mountain Road in Burr Pond State Park, Torrington, Connecticut. Built in 1937 by a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), it is one of the finest examples of Bungalow/Craftsman architecture built by the CCC in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986."
  • Post Office (former) - Torrington CT
    The historic former post office building in Torrington, Connecticut was constructed with federal funds during the Great Depression. An example of New Deal artwork that had been housed in the former post office has been relocated to USPS's current location on Elm Street. The New Deal-era building is now privately owned and known as Old Post Office Square. "This post office has two entrances, which is unusual except in large buildings, and its along most of the side. The lobby has a terrazzo floor, marble wainscot, and plaster above, decorated with mural paintings. The construction is fireproof except for the roof;...
  • Post Office Mural - Torrington CT
    This four-panel mural, created for the historic former post office building in Torrington, Connecticut, "depicts episodes in the life of John Brown, who was born in Torrington." The total cost of the project was $350. The model for the mother (right panel) is rumored to be artist Arthur Covey "in drag." The murals have since been relocated to the present Torrington postal facility on Elm St.
  • Sewage Plant - Torrington CT
    The Public Works Administration funded the construction of a sewage plant in Torrington, Litchfield CT, circa 1936. The exact location and condition of this facility are unknown to the Living New Deal.